Parts of Ukraine could be recognised as “traditionally Hungarian” in a steep set of demands from Budapest which have sparked fears that Ukrainian EU membership could be under threat. Hungary took EU Council presidency for the very first time on Monday in an historic moment for the former Warsaw Pact state – but its new position has amplified concerns in the largely pro-Ukraine bloc over Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s attitude to his eastern neighbour. The EU had formally opened accession talks with Ukraine back in December 2023; at the time, Orban had said: “EU membership of Ukraine i…